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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Tue Feb 13, 2018, 12:03 PM Feb 2018

Great article about the wonderful Artemisia Gentileschi, a woman artist in the Baroque era

when woman artists were few. She was the daughter of an artist who was a friend of Caravaggio.
I did one of my art essays on her a while back.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/05/artemisia-gentileshi-painter-beyond-caravaggio

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Great article about the wonderful Artemisia Gentileschi, a woman artist in the Baroque era (Original Post) CTyankee Feb 2018 OP

This story could be a TV drama set in modern times. hunter Feb 2018 #1

I assume this was triggered by the thread about the Judith & Holofernes theme in art .... eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #2

So timely, too RandomAccess Feb 2018 #3

I saw a movie based upon her life a number of years ago. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #4

Thanks malaise Feb 2018 #5

hunter

(38,323 posts)

1. This story could be a TV drama set in modern times.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 01:53 PM

Feb 2018

It is a rare example of a woman in the pre-modern era taking a stance against the oppression that was just part of day-to-day life.

Oppression is still just a part of day-to-day life for too many women.

eppur_se_muova

(36,281 posts)

2. I assume this was triggered by the thread about the Judith & Holofernes theme in art ....

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 02:01 PM

Feb 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10223877

Of all the paintings in that thread, hers was the only one I had seen before. Understandable, since it was in many ways the best.

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

3. So timely, too

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 02:10 PM

Feb 2018

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

4. I saw a movie based upon her life a number of years ago.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:05 PM

Feb 2018

It was quite good. The title was simply "Artemesia". I had never heard of her before that but I believe she was the first female artist to be considered a master.

malaise

(269,157 posts)

5. Thanks

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:18 PM

Feb 2018

K & R

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